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While racism, sexism and homophobia are no longer tolerated in society, the same rule does not stand for sizeism. Rather, the prejudice seems to have slipped under the radar, writes 19-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Alisha Lewis from Auckland, New Zealand. Size. It’s a funny thing. Men brag about muscles and women have surgery to inflate – …

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While racism, sexism and homophobia are no longer tolerated in society, the same rule does not stand for sizeism. Rather, the prejudice seems to have slipped under the radar, writes 19-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Alisha Lewis from Auckland, New Zealand. Size. It’s a funny thing. Men brag about muscles and women have surgery to inflate – …

Correspondence: "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Read More »

A student-run initiative uses simple business fundamentals to turn around the lives of the marginalised, writes Olajide Omojarabi, 25, a Correspondent from Zaria in Nigeria. The results empower lives, and allow students to be agents of change. Fatima Umar is a widow and mother of nine. She makes a monthly income of N3, 500 (25 …

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